Speakers

Adam Abdat, SOC Lead, easyJet

Adam Abdat currently serves as the SOC Lead at easyJet, where he draws on extensive experience developing and maturing security operations across aviation, utilities, insurance, consultancy, and wider critical infrastructure sectors. Throughout his career, he has enhanced SOC capabilities and expanded large-scale monitoring to strengthen operational resilience. Adam... has led SOC improvement initiatives that enhance visibility, refine processes, elevate detection quality, and improve analyst effectiveness. His work focuses on advancing defensive security and blue-team capabilities. He continues to shape a modern SOC that is scalable, adaptable, and equipped to meet the evolving demands of today’s threat landscape.
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Andrea Szeiler, Group CISO, MVM Ltd

Andrea Szeiler is the Group CISO of MVM Ltd and President of Women4Cyber Hungary. She actively contributes to the cybersecurity community as a mentor, speaker, and member of several professional associations. Her mission is to empower women in IT security and support organisations in building risk-based, cost-effective security frameworks. Andrea is known for leading... high-performing teams and fostering strategic partnerships across business and compliance domains. She believes cybersecurity is essential for all companies, regardless of size, and works to ensure resilient, secure operations.more

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz, Quantum Engagement Lead, Vodafone

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz, PhD, is a Tech Lead at Vodafone, with a doctorate in Electronics from the University of Portsmouth. Julio specialises in unified communication systems and emerging technologies and has a strong track record in telecom innovation. His current focus is on quantum reskilling for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), the essential systems and networks... whose compromise could severely impact national security or economic stability. Julio brings a unique perspective to the intersection of quantum computing and telecom resilience, helping engineering teams prepare for the next wave of technological disruption. He is also an advisor to InnoQlar, a startup exploring AI/QML and quantum applications in network optimisation.more

Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England

Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the... Bank of England.more